Dawn arrived over Bloomsdale beneath a gray sky. The rain had finally stopped. But the city still carried the scars of the night before.
Smoke lingered above several districts. Emergency vehicles filled the streets. Volunteers helped clear debris while medical teams treated the injured.
For the first time in years, fear had spread throughout Bloomsdale City.
And one name was responsible for it.
Raven.
Inside Bloomsdale Medical Hospital, Aciel stood beside the large window overlooking the city.
His expression remained unreadable.
Cold.
Focused.
Dangerous.
A knock sounded behind him.
Lucien entered first. Then Chris and Leiam.
Simon followed shortly afterward carrying several folders.
No one looked well-rested. Nobody had slept. Not after everything that happened.
"We finished interrogating the captured Syndicate members," Simon said.
Aciel turned around.
"Results?"
Simon dropped the folders onto a nearby table.
